Booking Pandits Online

How many of us have been disappointed when we haven’t been able to find appropriate Pujaris and Pandits when we really need them? How many times have our familiar Pandits said that they have already been booked for the event or occasion? You might have faced this situation quite a few times, especially during festive seasons; and it feels very disappointing. Then, we have to rush to find another Pandit. We ask our friends, relatives and neighbours if they know a good Pandit. We start making calls and pray that we get one soon. Many times we are stuck up because we have everything ready for a religious event or Puja, but no Pandit in hand. So, what do you do then?

It’s online Pandits to the rescue! Oh yes, you can look up for Pandits online. With the advent of e-age, tackling issues of booked Pandits has become easy. Finding a Pandit online when your own familiar Pandits have turned you down is like finding a hidden treasure. Finding a good Pandit for performing a puja is no difficult task anymore. Online Pandit booking has become very popular lately. So, join the league and hire a good Pandit online for important rituals to be performed on special occasions.

During peak seasons, Pujaris are very busy and booked already as they have lots of Pujas to be done every day. To overcome this, they either reduce the timing of the Puja to be performed or increase their rates. Therefore, you must be very sure while booking. You need to find Pujaris who do no compromise on this part and perform every Puja with utmost dedication so that your religious sentiments are not hurt, and you can gain immense benefits of the Puja conducted.

Why choose MakeMyPuja?

MakeMyPuja is a leading eCommerce portal that offers seamless online Pandit services. With MakeMyPuja, you are assured of getting a professional and experienced Pandit, timely service from the Pandit you book, no worries about Puja samagri, and all of this at an affordable price! You can get the best experience of Puja on your special event, may it be at home or office. So, what more can you ask for? If you are looking for a good Puja experience and a reliable Pandit, come and explore the team of qualified Pujaris at MakeMyPuja and enjoy a hassle-free booking. Any kind of Puja – festivals, personal events, company events, problem solving or custom – you can have all your requirements fulfilled. A long list of Pujas including Bhoomi Puja, Janamdin Puja, Dhanteras Puja, Laxmi Puja, Chandi Paath, Gauri Shankar Puja, Gayatri Havan, Gruh Pravesam, Janamashtami Puja, Maha Shivratri, Mangal Dosh Nivaran, Marriage Anniversary Puja, Mundan, Namkaran, New Business Puja, Rahu Ketu Shanti Puja and Satyanarayan Katha are offered under a single roof.

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Importance Of Prasad in Hinduism

Every Hindu temple in India has a custom of making a small offering of sweets, fruits or other food to the deity s a mark of devotion, after which the same is distributed among the devotees to consume. It is believed that once the deity has accepted a little of the offering, the remaining part becomes sacred and blessed. The offering is elevated in status, thus transforming the edible substance into a holy material, which is then consumed with faith by the devotees as ‘Prasad’. The offering to God and the receiving of Prasad in the Hindu religion has always been of high significance and considered very holy.

So, does God actually consume the offering and bless it? If so, how does he do it because the idol in practical cannot move? To answer these questions, we first need to understand the concept. God is the infinite ocean of divine consciousness that resides all around while also being within every human. So obviously, as the idol cannot directly consume the food, it is the divine consciousness that blesses the offering. The Hindus do not actually offer the food to the idol present in the temple; they offer it to the divine consciousness. Keeping the offering at the feet of the idol is only a physical practice, but the mind and the heart know that God is actually all around us.

It is important that the Prasad be ‘satvik’ so that its sanctity is maintained. It is believed that consumption of Prasad brings positivity within us. Moreover, distributing Prasad also instills the feeling of sharing with one and all around. Even if there is only little Prasad left, it teaches us how to share even the least among all. This is because it is believed that God does not want any of his devotees to leave the temple empty-handed.

After reading this blog, you may have been convinced with the importance of Prasad and the intention behind the concept. However, there are many people who always look for a logical reasoning behind every ritual and religion. For them, the concept of Prasad can simply be stated as a give-and-take relationship. Just like a farmer considers the crops he reaps as a gift received from Nature in return to what he had sown as seeds, even the devotees believe that offering food to God will help them receive blessings. They prepare and present the offering with lots of devotion, love, happiness and positivity, and wish to receive the same in the form of blessings. Thus, this ritual is a subtle give-and-take of energies between God and the devotees. Therefore, Prasad is not a mere tradition or ritual; it is a process where the person offering it makes a connection with the deity it is being offered to.

Any kind of Puja in Hinduism is incomplete without Prasad. Whenever you hire MakeMyPuja Pujaris for having any kind of Puja done at your home/office, all you have to arrange for is this pious satvik Prasad, and the rest will be arranged by the Pujaris themselves. You get a chance to prepare for the offering on your own so that you can arrange for it with complete devotion and joy, and can present the deity what you wish to offer. If you don’t know what to offer, you can offer fruits to God too. Often, mithai, peda, halwa, and kheer are offered as Prasad.

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What Is The Story Behind The Shivling?

Lord Shiva is the lord of ultimate spirituality for Hindus all over the world. The most popular way of worshipping Lord Shiva is seen to be in the form of the Shivling, a stone like shape that is black in colour, or at times dark grey. We have seen and may ourselves have worshipped Lord Shiva in his Linga form by offering him with water, milk, honey, ghee and many other types of offerings. But, do you know why Lord Shiva is seen and worshipped in this form? Do you how the Shivling came into existence and what’s the story behind it?'

Lord Shiva (also known as Mahesh) is one of the supreme Gods in the Trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. And, the reason for the Linga structure of Lord Shiva is only because of the other two Gods of the Trinity – Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. As per the Shiv Purana, once Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu got into an argument over who of the two is superior. They tried to prove their supremacy over the other. When Lord Shiva learnt of this, he took over the form of a blazing fire pillar, and challenged both the Lords to find the beginning and end of the pillar.

Lord Brahma went to the skies to look for the pillar’s beginning, while Lord Vishnu went underground to look for the end. Even after searching for thousands of miles, they couldn’t find anything. But in his journey, Lord Brahma met a flower named Ketaki, and asked for her help to support him in a false claim that he had found the beginning of the pillar.

When he returned and declared this false statement, the fire pillar split open and Lord Shiva stepped out of it in his magnificence. This glorious sight had both Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu accept that Lord Shiva was the highest of all. Furious at Lord Brahma’s deceitfulness, Lord Shiva cursed him that he will never be prayed to ever. He also cursed Ketaki that she will never be used in any Puja. (Do you realize that there are only a few scarce number of Lord Brahma temples in the world? And also that the Ketaki flower is never used in any kind of Puja?)

Therefore, this fire pillar is worshipped in the form of the Linga of Lord Shiva. The Shivling is considered as the formless which radiates with all celestial energies. It is also believed that Lord Shiva revealed himself in the form of the Linga on the 14^th day of Krishna Paksha in the Falgun month of the Hindu calendar. This is why this day is considered auspicious and is celebrated as Mahashivratri every year by the Hindus. This day is celebrated with immense devotion, where devotees pray to Lord Shiva by offering belpatra and milk to the Shivling.

Lord Shiva is prayed to and worshipped by Hindus with great devotion throughout the year, with emphasis placed on every Monday. Equal devotion and prayers are offered to Goddess Parvati, his consort. In fact, no Shiv temple is seen without the idol or image of Goddess Parvati, as the two of them are considered to be the most supreme divine couple. If you are also looking for the same kind of bonding with your better half, you must pray to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to bless you with the same. To maintain your relationships, prevent unnecessary tiffs in relationships, and protect your relations from evil energies, you must perform Gauri-Shankar Puja. To have the most appropriate Puja done while taking care of all rites and rituals, you must get in touch with MakeMyPuja to book their professional and experienced Pandits.

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Why Does Lord Ganesha Possess An Elephant Head

Hindu mythology believes to have 33 crore Gods and Goddesses! Different people and castes worship different deities. But, there is one amongst these millions who is always worshipped before others, and he is Lord Ganesha. He is considered to be the Lord of removing obstacles and bringing auspicious fortunes into the lives of his devotees. He is the Lord who is known by every Hindu and loved by all. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with immense joy and enthusiasm not only in India, but by Hindus present all across the globe.

Lord Ganesha is always seen to be in his cute and cuddly form with an elephant head, a long trunk, two large ears, and a big round belly. He is seen riding a mouse, which is considered his ‘vaahan’, and is always seen with his favourite modak. While all the other attributes he possesses can be understood, the one unique element that cannot be empathized with is his elephant head. Why is he seen with a human body and an elephant head? Hindu mythology explains why Lord Ganesha bears an elephant head and why he is the first Lord worshipped before commencing any Puja.

The story behind Lord Ganesha’s elephant head

It was when Lord Shiva was away for meditation and his consort, Goddess Parvati, was left alone in Mount Kailash. While going to bathe, Goddess Parvati wanted someone to guard the door as Nandi was not at Mount Kailash. So, she scrubbed the dirt and oil of her skin and created a young human form figure, and breathed life into him. She asked him to guard the door and not let anyone in until she finished her bath.

In the meantime, Lord Shiva returned home and found this young child at the door, who stopped him from going in. Lord Shiva was surprised and reasoned with the child that he was Goddess Parvati’s husband and had every right to go within his home. However, the child, being very loyal to the Goddess, did not let Lord Shiva in, saying that he was only performing his duty. Furious with rage, Lord Shiva beheaded the boy with his trident, thus killing him instantly.

When Goddess Parvati learned of this, she was so enraged that she vowed to destroy the entire creation. Upon Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma trying to calm her down, she agreed to reconsider her plan on two conditions. Her first condition was that the boy should be brought back to life, and second being that he should be prayed forever before every other God. They agreed and Lord Shiva sent his clan to bring back the head of the first creature lying with his head facing North. His clan returned with the head of a young elephant, which was placed by Lord Shiva on the body of the boy, who was then brought back to life. He then announced the boy to be the leader of all Ganas (tribes and classes), which brought him the name ‘Ganpati’. Lord Brahma blessed him to be worshipped before commencing any Puja for removing obstacles and bringing luck.

This story thus depicts why Lord Ganesha has his elephant head and why he is the first God to be worshipped amongst all. This is why Lord Ganesha is prayed to at the beginning of every Puja. For any kind of festival, personal event, company event, problem solving and custom Pujas to be done, you can get in touch with MakeMyPuja Pandits to help you get the most appropriate Puja done, without failing to worship Lord Ganesha so that your Puja is done without any glitches and the objective of your Puja is accomplished fruitfully.

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Begin Your New Year With A Satyanarayan Katha

2016 is coming to an end, and 2017 is nearing. With the coming of a New Year, we always wish that it brings lots of joy, happiness and success for us that we haven’t seen in the past year. We also seek to have new joyous beginnings in the New Year. When the year’s end is nearing and we plan to start a business, buy a car, enter a new home, or anything that brings a new light into our lives, we attempt to begin it in the New Year. And, when we wish to begin new ventures, a majority of people believe in starting it with a Satyanarayan Katha.

This Katha is believed to be one of the most auspicious events of the Hindu calendar, and is performed before beginning any new task. It may be house warming, ring ceremony, marriage, new job, new business, or anything else – it all begins with a Satyanarayan Katha. This Puja has the boon to fulfill any wish made by the devotees who truly and wholeheartedly worships Lord Satyanarayan – the calmer avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Devotees perform this Puja to thank and pay gratitude to Lord Vishnu to light their lives with a new happiness. It can be conducted on any day before commencing a new beginning. However, the Satyanarayan Katha is generally performed on full moon days or Purnima (as called in the Hindu lunar calendar). The best months for this Puja to be conducted are Baisakha, Karthika, Shravana and Chaitra.

It is believed that when Narad Muni, the holy messenger of Heaven, visited the Earth, he found immense misery, epidemics, poverty and lust. He immediately reported all these incidents to Lord Vishnu, his Master. The Lord commanded Narad Muni to descend to Earth and teach humans to follow Satyanarayan Katha. He mentioned that whoever performed this Puja wholeheartedly with the right rituals will be honoured with eternal prosperity and happiness. This belief has led to Hindus performing this Puja on every new venture of theirs.

Whether you are going to have a new beginning soon or not, you can always have this Puja done. So, with the current year coming to an end and the New Year approaching soon, thank God for all that he has given you in the past and pray to him for more success, prosperity and happiness in the New Year by performing a Satyanarayan Katha. Get in touch with MakeMyPuja Pujaris and get your bookings done for 12^th January 2017, which is the first Purnima of the New Year. Start your New Year with positivity and have a promising year ahead.

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Celebrate Your Birthdays With MakeMyPuja Hereafter

Birthdays are one of the most awaited days of the year. Although it is a reason of joy and partying for children, but even adults are all smiles when the calendar turns up to the page of their birth month.

Different people have different ways of celebrating their birthday. Some want to make it the best day for their children, for which their celebrations begin right from sunrise up till midnight. Others plan up a party for their child at home with their friends invited over for cake-cutting and snacks or dinner. When it comes to adults, some celebrate by partying hard at the night club; others go for a movie followed by a meal with friends; while there are others who only want time with family. But, how many of us celebrate our birthday with God – the Lord who gave us the opportunity to have this day in our lives? Many of you would say you start your day by going to the temple and thanking God for the wonderful day he has brought into your life. But, is that all you can do?

Well, MakeMyPuja says there is a better way to spend time with God, thank him for the wonderful life he has given you, and seek his blessings on your special day. When you are born, your horoscope is generated by a Pandit after considering your date, time and place of birth. It is the stars in your horoscope that decide the rest of your life and fate. But, not all stars in your horoscope are in your favour. While there are a number of Pujas you can perform to get rid of the negative effects of the nakshatras in your horoscope, performing a Birthday Puja will help you thank God while also praying to him to remove negative hurdles from your life.

Make your birthday sacred and special with a Birthday Puja. Thank God for giving you the life you have. Seek blessings for physical well-being, peace, contentment, success and prosperity. A Birthday Puja brings in lots of benefits like removing negative hurdles from your life, bringing prosperity, physical and mental welfare, a fresh new start to life, and blessings for a longer life. This Puja begins with the Ganpati Sthapna, followed by Navagraha Sthapna, Kalash Sthapna, Deep Prajjawalit, Shodhashopchar Puja, and Aarti. One can also perform Satyanarayan Puja to offer gratitude to the great Lord Vishnu, who is the caretaker of the Universe and all its elements.

So, this New Year 2017, take a resolution to celebrate your birthday every year by devoting some time to God and performing a Birthday Puja. You can make it a practice for the birthdays of every member in your family to bring peace, success and well-being in your home.

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Get Your Child’s Mundan Done With MakeMyPuja

Hinduism has innumerous rituals, traditions and customs that are followed, starting right from the birth of a child. It begins with the ‘Namkaran’ ceremony of the child, where the child is named as per his horoscope made by the priest. Another very important ritual performed in the initial stages of childhood is the ‘Mundan’. This is an ancient ceremony followed by the Hindus where the hair from the child’s head is shaved off for the first time after birth. This ritual is performed for both boys and girls even today very religiously.

Why should we perform the Mundan ceremony?

According to Hindu scriptures, it is believed that a soul passes through 84 lakh yonis, before it acquires the human body. Every yoni has a certain influence on the current birth of the baby. This ritual is thus performed believing that doing so will have the child get rid of all the bad qualities and sins of the past lives, and it helps the child begin his or her life afresh. By shaving off the hair, the residue of the past lives is left in the past, and does not affect the current life. Thus, Mundan is a purification act performed to ensure that the baby is cleansed of all the unwanted and undesirable elements of the past births. Another belief is that the Mundan is done to get better hair growth in the future.

When should the Mundan be performed?

It is believed that the ritual can be performed in only an odd month and odd year. The 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th and 7^th years are considered perfect for the ritual. However, some people believe that it should be done either in the first year itself, and not later than that, while others wait for 5 years before having it done. It is the Pandit who decides the date on which the Puja for your child should be performed, in accordance with the position of the Nakshatras. You should consult MakeMyPuja Pandits to let you know the auspicious date and month for your child’s Mundan.

How is the Mundan ceremony performed?

This Puja can be performed either at home, or in a temple, or at the banks of a sacred river. The Pandit called for performing the ritual starts the Puja with a Havan, and then shaves off a part of the child’s hair while chanting some mantras. The rest of the hair is shaved off by the barber. The head is then shaved off with Gangajal, and the hair is offered to a deity or the River Ganga.

What are the benefits of the Mundan ceremony?

The Mundan ceremony has many religious benefits like removing unpleasant qualities that the baby might have had in his earlier births, shielding the child from negativity, and promising a good future for the child, along with improving hair growth. Some people also believe that this ceremony triggers the intellectual area of the child’s brain, which helps its better development.

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Importance and Benefits of Havan

In Hinduism, it is believed that the Universe is made of five elements – Earth, Water, Sky, Fire and Air. Since fire is considered as an element for purification, majority of Hindu rituals are considered incomplete without fire. The grandest form of fire used in rituals is the Havan (or Homa in Sanskrit), which is part of practically all Hindu sanskaars.

Havan is the ritual wherein Fire plays the primary role and is placed at the centre in a Havan Kund, which is generally made of bricks and sand. All the devotees sit around the kund and make offerings to the fire. The offering ingredients, known as Havan samagri, are made of a combination of 36 herbs. Other ingredients include ghee, insence sticks, camphor, and wood. The wood is either mango wood or sandalwood as these wood types burn easily, without any kind of disturbing smoke.

The most common types of Havan include Mrityunjay Havan, Navgraha Havan, Vaastu Havan, Ganesh Havan and Dhanwantri Havan. Hindus have a Havan performed on various occasions like Namkaran, wedding, shifting home/office, or to get rid of ill-health or negative effects of horoscope. A Havan has both spiritual and scientific benefits. While there are advantages like gaining peace of mind, ensuring good health, and converting negative energy into positive through Havan, there are scientific benefits too like purifying the atmosphere and preventing infectious diseases.

The ritual of Havan dates back to thousands of years. It has been read about in mythological stories where a Havan was conducted to shoo off the evil and bring in the good. At that time, Havans were a large occasion that age old rishis conducted, which were long and difficult to complete. Successfully completing a Havan without being disrupted by any obstacle was a courageous task. However, today’s Havans are only a miniature version of what was back then.

The energy of every space is unique. The health, working, productivity and prosperity are greatly influenced by the energy of the place where one resides. If you reside in a place that possesses a positive energy field, you are likely to experience happiness and peace of mind. Many people have a Havan conducted in their home for this purpose. People also approach MakeMyPuja to have a variety of Pujas and Havans done at their home or office. Whether it is a new home, new office, negative effects of the planetary stars in your horoscope, your child’s namkaran or mundan, you can get in touch with MakeMyPuja Pandits to have the perfect Havan done in the most appropriate way to please the deities so that they bless you.

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Have Your Child’s ‘Namkaran’ Done With MakeMyPuja

Namkaran Puja is one of the most important Pujas of Hinduism, which is the first Puja of a newborn child. ‘Naam’ meaning Name, and ‘Karan’ meaning To Imply, the word Namkaram means to decide the name of a newborn that has an effect on his life. This is a religious practice of naming a child and initiating him into Hinduism. This ritual is considered of prime importance to shape the character and upbringing of a child. It is an attempt to instill the child’s life with blessings so that he can live a happy and peaceful life, following the heredity of his ancestors.

The Namkaran Puja is performed on the 10^th or 12^th day after the baby is born as per the muhurat suggested by a Pandit. In case the ritual cannot be performed on these days, the family has to wait for the 101^st day or the baby’s first birthday to name their child. The ceremony is directed and lead by a Pandit where all the family members and relatives gather together for a joyous celebration and to welcome and bless the new member of the house. It can be carried out either at a temple or even at home, as a small private affair. The Pandit prays to Lord Ganesh to bestow upon the child both happiness and a long life. During the ceremony, he also draws out the child’s horoscope that depicts all the positive and negative aspects of the child’s life. At the end of the ceremony, the child is named with one of the initials that is favourable to his horoscope.

However, there are certain guidelines provided by the Vedas and Sutras that need to be followed while naming a child. Firstly, the name should be positive, easy to pronounce and should sound pleasant. It should indicate the sex of the child and signify the stature and social standing of the family. Another important aspect is that it should contain the specific number of vowels and letters as per the sex of the child. Moreover, the Pandit who leads the ceremony draws up a horoscope of the child and gives away the initials to be used for the child’s name that are favourable as per his/her nakshatra. It is a must that you use any of those initials to name your child if you want the name to prove successful for him/her for his entire life.

Performing a Namkaran Puja as per the rituals, and abiding by the religious rules of the Vedas, will bring lots of benefits into the child’s life. It increases the auspiciousness of the name selected for the child, and brings good luck, fortune and success into his life, by nullifying any kind of negative effects.

So, if you are expecting a baby soon, make sure to get in touch with MakeMyPuja Pandits well in advance so that you don't have to rush to find a priest at the last moment. Conduct the Namkaran Puja with 100% purity and involvement to bring good fortune to the baby and make the little one’s life blessed!

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